Private for-profit · Community college
La James International College-Davenport
Davenport, Iowa · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $17,813
- Avg net price
- 91%
- Grad / completion
- $23,303
- Median earnings
La James International College-Davenport is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Davenport, Iowa (midsize city setting), enrolling 127 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The land was originally inhabited by the Sauk, Meskwaki, and Ho-Chunk peoples. France laid claim to this territory as part of its New France and Illinois Country in the 18th century. Downtown Davenport has many points of interest including the Davenport Public Library, the Davenport Skybridge, Figge Art Museum, River Music Experience, Putnam Museum, the RiverCenter/Adler Theater, Modern Woodmen Park which is home of the Quad City River Bandits baseball team and the Centennial Bridge. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 63 miles to Cedar Rapids, IA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 149 miles
- Nearest airport
- 9 miles to Quad City (MLI)
How La James International College-Davenport compares
Higher than 91% · #4 of 39 in Iowa
Higher than 72%
Higher than 12% · #36 of 38 in Iowa
Cheaper than 40% · #31 cheapest of 39 in Iowa
Lower than 23%
Larger than 34%
Percentiles compare La James International College-Davenport with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Iowa.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White51%
- Black25%
- Hispanic16%
- Asian1.6%
- Other or multiracial6.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 127
- Student–faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Students over 25
- 42%
- Median family income
- $15,719
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $17,813
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 91%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $19,736
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,303
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 29%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 52% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $802. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 52 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $23,303
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 19%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 14°F
- Annual rain
- 36.2″
- Annual snow
- 36.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Davenport, IA US station (2.8 mi from campus).
What La James International College-Davenport graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Transfer
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.